Ge Long Hui·2025-11-01 13:13Core Viewpoint - The company's Q3 2025 performance slightly underperformed expectations, primarily due to cost improvements not meeting forecasts [1] Financial Performance - For the first three quarters of 2025, the company's net profit attributable to shareholders was 7.12 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 39%, while the net profit excluding non-recurring items was 6.52 billion yuan, down 41% year-on-year [1] - In Q3 2025, the net profit attributable to shareholders was 2.29 billion yuan, with a net profit excluding non-recurring items of 2.09 billion yuan, reflecting a year-on-year decline of 44% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 23% [1] - The company's coal production increased, with total coal output and self-produced coal sales for the first three quarters of 2025 reaching 136 million tons and 122 million tons, respectively, representing year-on-year increases of 6.9% and 4.7% [1] - The average selling price of self-produced coal for the first three quarters of 2025 was 503 yuan per ton, down 22% year-on-year [1] - The cost of self-produced coal sales improved year-on-year, with a reduction of 4.7% to 319 yuan per ton [1] - The chemical business saw a profit increase driven by cost reduction, with total chemical product sales rising 13% to 6.44 million tons, and gross profit from the chemical business increasing 25% to 4.88 billion yuan [1] Development Trends - The company consolidated Northwest Mining in Q3, which has a coal production capacity of 34.25 million tons and an additional 11.8 million tons under construction, along with two coal exploration rights that could contribute over 10 million tons of potential incremental capacity in the future [2] - The company expects its growth potential to be further highlighted with the addition of high-quality resources from Northwest Mining [2] - As of October 30, the spot price of Qinhuangdao 5500 kcal thermal coal was 773 yuan per ton, a 15% increase compared to the average price in Q3, indicating a tightening supply-demand situation and a significant rebound in coal prices [2] Earnings Forecast and Valuation - Due to adjustments in asset consolidation and price-cost assumptions, the company's earnings estimates for A-shares in 2025 and 2026 have been raised by 7% and 13% to 9.9 billion yuan and 12.4 billion yuan, respectively [2] - The target prices for A and H shares have been increased by 13% and 30% to 18 yuan and 13 Hong Kong dollars, respectively, indicating an implied upside of 22% and 21% [2]